How Gambling Metaphors Warp Policy Debate and What Communicators Should Do About It

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Policy debates and public communications often borrow the language of gambling - phrases like "playing the odds" and "raising the stakes" appear routinely in legislative hearings, media analysis, and advocacy campaigns. That phrasing is not neutral